Yorkalina

They know each other since a while now. Sean can't even tell when he already fell for Carolina. It happened in the blink of an eye.

It's three months, three weeks and three days since he first drove her home from Errera with the stolen car from the club owner. He didn't get her out of his head since and he knows her better by now. He knows she is part of a special forces program called 'Freelancer'. It explained a lot. Like the fact that she kicked asses when people picked fights with her. He also knew he had the skills to have high chances to get in the project, too (Yes, he was so infatuated with her he thought about following her there. And no, the ways he found out weren't exactly legal).

It is winter and everything is covered in snow. Sean isn't really a friend of snow and winter but Carolina seems to like it. So when the first snow fell he asked her out to have a walk through the park with him the next time she has a day off. So they were having a date. Unofficially-officially. Everything with them is kind of unofficial yet.

That day Sean is half an hour too early waiting at the park (no, I didn't wait long, just got here). He has to admit he is very nervous. Because he decided today was going to be the day.

See, it's nice and beautiful and almost perfect. Snow falls lightly and Carolina enjoys the walk with him. Her nose and her cheeks are reddened from the cold but she doesn't seem to mind. They are just walking through the park, talking and joking, enjoying each others company. Then and there their gloves covered hands brush each other but Sean doesn't take her hand in his. There is something he wants to do first.

And that is why he said it only was almost perfect. There were too many people around. At least for what he had in mind. There were couples in different ages, families with kids and then and there small groups of people. They all go their own way, do their own things and all. But Sean wishes he had a while just alone-alone with Carolina.

Sean feels more and more unsettled as time passes. And of course Carolina asks him why he was so nervous and all. Instead of playing it down he kind of stands in the middle of the path and babbles something about having a good reason.

He feels awkward with Carolina observing him while he fiddles for words.

It is like this: Sean had a plan on how things should be going. He also had a whole speech prepared. But now he stands there and is too nervous to say what he planed. Also there are many people around and they start looking at them. So he feels as nervous as never before and starts sputtering. Carolina starts to frown and she is about to say something. So Sean has to hurry up and spill it out first before it gets even worse.

And that is how Sean, in the middle of the park with many people around, blurts out that he really fell deeply in love for Carolina.

Well, that definitely wasn't how he planed this to go down.

Carolina stands there and just blankly stares at him for a moment. Then she laughs. It's happy and sweet and clear and Sean thinks it's the most beautiful thing he ever heard. He almost misses the moment when Carolina literally throws herself at him, warping her arms around his neck and kissing him. His brain needs a few seconds to catch up but he already has his arms warped around her waist like a reflex and is kissing her back. He hears the old ladies on the bench applaud. Soon the other people around join in applaud and cheer for them. So much for the stylish romantic way when it was just the two of them. But Sean is good with improvising.

He kisses her back gently but yet eagerly while he warps his arms around her waist to pull her close.

Screw stylish and cool and all. This got the job done and that's all that matters. He will just try to leave out the public when he will tell her that he has interest in joining the project. And he definitely will try to make it less awkward if he's maybe going to ask her one day to marry him. But for now he just enjoys it.